June 10, 2011 Bloomberg: De Beers considers expansion of its Voorspoed Mine as diamond prices climb Bloomberg reports: De Beers, the world’s largest diamond producer, is considering an expansion of its South African Voorspoed mine to extend the life of the operation by as much as…
June 10, 2011 Gold leads way, but potash in focus as Ethiopian mineral exports to surge Ethiopia is set to hit its target of more than doubling mining exports to an annual $1 billion ahead of time, the country's mining minister told Reuters, as it promotes…
June 10, 2011 African mining, De Beers, BEE – Oppenheimer speaks out De Beers chairman Nicky Oppenheimer told a Washington audience Thursday that Africa has a bright future if its leaders embrace globalization and allow the private sector to flourish.
June 10, 2011 Avion doubles up exploration at Burkina Faso gold target Africa-focused gold producer Avion Gold (TSX: AVR) will intensify its drilling campaign at its Vindaloo zone in Burkina Faso following a slew of drilling results that extended strike length of…
June 9, 2011 Strong copper prices move Anvil to Q1 profit Anvil Mining Ltd posted a quarterly profit, helped by higher realized copper prices. The Democratic Republic of Congo-focused copper miner expects 2011 output to be 36,000-38,000 tonnes and set an…
June 9, 2011 South Africa mining output rebounds strongly, possible industrial action looms South African mining output rebounded strongly in April, rising by 12.4% year-on-year, after contracting 1.4% in the previous month, a report by Statistics South Africa showed on Thursday. Year-to-date production…
June 9, 2011 Eagle Eye Metals commences drilling Eagle Eye Metals Limited (ASX:EYE) is pleased to announce that it has commenced its inaugural drilling program at the Kourouba Prospect, located within the Company's Dankassa Gold Project, in southern…
June 8, 2011 South Africa’s largest union backs mine nationalization South Africa's National Union of Mineworkers' central committee on Wednesday backed the country's Freedom Charter clause on nationalization and the ruling ANC party's resolution of 2010 to look at a…
June 8, 2011 Conditions at Chinese mines in Zimbabwe ‘inhuman and unsafe’ – union Zimbabwe's Newsday reports the National Mine Workers’ Union has complained about the working conditions at Chinese-owned chrome and gold mines dotted around the Midlands region, saying they were inhuman and…
June 8, 2011 Trouble in the next oil sands frontier — Africa Oil sands mining are not typically associated with Africa and the continent's two mega-projects, one in the Congo Basin and another on the island of Madagascar, are running into trouble.…
Lithium swings from glut to scarcity on Asia demand, Traxys says Lithium is emerging from a period of oversupply after record-high prices spurred supply growth at a time of disappointing demand. January 16, 2026 | 01:05 pm
